UN climate talks Archives

Climate frontline: RTCC celebrates three years following UN talks

BLOG: Editor Ed King reflects on a lively 36 months at the helm, as countries edge towards agreement on tackling global warming

NEWS: London’s commitment more than France and Germany despite strong domestic opposition

NEWS: Countries need to accept radical carbon cuts over next decade to avoid worst climate impacts says UN

ANALYSIS: International support and strong trading links could help Taiwan overcome the China block to UN representation

NEWS: The government in Taipei argues the island state has a unique perspective that should be recognised by the UN

COMMENT: US-China climate deal will take the world towards a catastrophic beyond 4C temperature increase pathway, writes Chandra Bhushan

NEWS: US and Japan offer $4.5 billion at G20 talks in Brisbane as efforts to secure fund’s future gather pace

NEWS: Officials suggest Modi government will make a “strategic shift” in climate planning post US-China deal

NEWS: US-China emissions deal puts pressure on Indian government to reveal target, says India’s former environment minister

NEWS: Despite emissions cutting pact, US and China are trailing EU on climate ambition, says Sir David King

ANALYSIS: Beijing deal between world’s biggest carbon polluters signals thaw in relations, allowing UN talks to proceed more smoothly

NEWS: Countries could have to base emissions reductions on global limit to CO2, say co-chairs of negotiations

COMMENT: Last week’s social pre-COP meeting was a valuable democratic process that built links between the global North and South

COMMENT: The UK is critical to the success of Europe’s decarbonisation plan and a global climate deal in Paris

NEWS: Miguel Arias Canete and Federica Mogherini will mobilise “all our EU diplomatic intelligence” for UN climate talks

INTERVIEW: Envoys go back to boarding school in effort to build understanding ahead of proposed 2015 climate deal

NEWS: Venezuela meeting descends into chaos as green groups refuse to condemn fossil fuels in demands to UN

COMMENT: The UN faces a complex challenge with a tight deadline. IDDRI’s climate analysts looks at the road ahead

ANALYSIS: Finding that world must reach zero emissions this century is significant, even though key phrase was omitted from final version

NEWS: A global network of lawyers is offering the least developed countries free support to navigate climate talks